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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump refuses to comply with House Democrats’ subpoenas

    President Donald Trump plans to fight all subpoenas from Congressional Democrats, and the White House says it will try to block former legal counsel Don McGahn from testifying about the Mueller report.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 24, 2019 • 1 min read

    President Donald Trump plans to fight all subpoenas from Congressional Democrats, and the White House says it will try to block former legal counsel Don McGahn from testifying about the Mueller report. It’s the latest in an escalating battle between the executive and legislative branches of government.

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    Violence spikes at California jails after release of prison inmates
    1. 0:00Trump refuses to comply with House Democrats’ subpoenasYou’re reading this
    2. 12:00What happened to the White House press briefings?
    3. 21:08California released thousands of inmates from state penitentiaries, but now local jails see a spike in violence
    4. 28:37Political upheaval in Venezuela informs Carlos Izcaray’s career as a music director and conductor
    5. 38:53‘Absolutely worth it:’ Conductor Jessica Bejarano on choosing a $2000-per-year job in San Francisco over pursuing a PhD
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Violence spikes at California jails after release of prison inmates
    1. 0:00Trump refuses to comply with House Democrats’ subpoenasYou’re reading this
    2. 12:00What happened to the White House press briefings?
    3. 21:08California released thousands of inmates from state penitentiaries, but now local jails see a spike in violence
    4. 28:37Political upheaval in Venezuela informs Carlos Izcaray’s career as a music director and conductor
    5. 38:53‘Absolutely worth it:’ Conductor Jessica Bejarano on choosing a $2000-per-year job in San Francisco over pursuing a PhD
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